As a contributing photojournalist for The New York Times over many years, I am always been concerned with capturing the unedited truth of a scene or an event—whether it be The Boston Marathon bombing or a portrait of a homeless mother. At this point in my career, I am concentrating on a different kind of truth. An emotional truth. Today, I am documenting the America that I love. I have lived all over North America—from Manhattan and Florida to Toronto, Wisconsin and now Seattle—but the trees, rocks, woods and beaches of New England are most precious to me. They are part of my DNA.
I now work with a medium-format camera because there is so much detail in each image—every chip of paint or sea-battered shingle, every chimney brick of an oceanside cottage—invites close viewing and creates an immersive experience. I have always admired Andrew Wyeth, Edward Hopper, Thomas Cole, Winslow Homer and others who have called New England home. They have inspired me to push the boundaries of my photography by using technological tools and other mediums such as watercolor, casein, inks and gouache, to free the image from the rigid confines of a photograph. My hope is that the viewer will respond with a sense of wonder at the subtle textures and deep history that make New England such a special landscape within our nation.